MATERIALS: Analysis Gone Wrong
A lot of resources are devoted each year to trying to figure out why products fail. Sometimes it’s because no one involved in a project realizes the data provided was wrong.
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Published:
1/27/2015

The Mystery of Physical Aging: Part 2
Dimensional and property changes depend on the size of the part, molecular weight of the resin, and processing conditions.
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Published:
11/24/2014

MATERIALS: The Mystery of Physical Aging: Part 1
In polymers, aging is commonly considered essentially synonymous with oxidation. But there are important differences between this type of chemical aging and less commonly recognized physical aging. Let’s unlock the mystery.
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Published:
10/23/2014

MATERIALS: Don’t Guess Your Way through Root Cause Analysis: Part 2
The huge chasm between the laboratory and manufacturing discipline usually does not lend itself to problem-solving. It can be improved with clear communication between the analysis laboratory and the people bringing the problem to the lab.
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Published:
9/22/2014